Semiconductor Manufacturing
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Mindgrove & AtumX to Put Dev Boards Built on Indian Chips in Hands of 1,000 Chennai Students Chennai-based fabless semiconductor startup Mindgrove Technologies has teamed up with ed-tech company AtumX to launch AGNI, a developer board built around an indigenously designed chip, aimed at government school classrooms. The initiative marks one of the first attempts to put a domestically designed SoC directly into the hands of students rather than professional engineers. The… |
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Paras Defence to Expand Beyond Defence With ₹6,200 Crore Semiconductor Packaging Bet Paras Defence and Space Technologies has announced a ₹6,200 crore investment through its subsidiary Paras Semiconductors Pvt. Ltd. to establish a greenfield advanced semiconductor packaging facility in Madhya Pradesh. The project marks the company’s expansion into the semiconductor packaging segment alongside its existing defence and space-related operations. The company said the… |
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Seoul Semiconductor Considers India LED Facility to Access ISM 2.0 Incentives South Korea's Seoul Semiconductor is evaluating plans to establish a manufacturing facility in India, with discussions underway with multiple state governments, including Tamil Nadu, Karnataka and Gujarat. The optoelectronics company is assessing possible sites as India sharpens its pitch to global electronics and semiconductor-linked manufacturers under the next phase of its chip and… |
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India Approves ₹1.27 Lakh Crore Semicon 2.0 Program for Chip Design and Manufacturing The Union Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, approved Semicon 2.0 on July 15, 2026, with a total budget outlay of ₹1,27,500 crore. Electronics and Information Technology Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said the program covers the entire value chain of the semiconductor ecosystem and rests on six pillars: chip design, manufacturing of machines and materials, fabrication plants,… |
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Infineon Opens World's Largest Plant for Power Semiconductors Infineon Technologies AG opened its Smart Power Fab in Dresden on July 2, 2026, several months ahead of schedule, according to the company. The plant represents an investment of five billion euros, the largest single investment in Infineon's history, and creates 1,000 new direct jobs. The facility doubles Infineon's manufacturing capacity at the Dresden site, making it the world's largest… |
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Micron Starts Chip Production in India Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated a new Semiconductor Assembly, Test and Packaging (ATMP) facility of Micron Technology in Sanand, Gujarat. This marks the start of commercial production and shipment of the first made-in-India semiconductor memory modules from the plant. The Prime Minister said this is an important step in India’s journey to become a global technology leader. He… |
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ASML Equipment to Be Part of India’s Upcoming Fabrication Facility in Dholera On the 23rd of January 2026, Ashwini Vaishnaw, Union Minister for Electronics and Information Technology, visited the headquarters of Dutch lithography systems provider ASML in Veldhoven. He said, “Our fab in Dholera will be using ASML equipment. So I have come here to visit and understand their technology.” ASML supplies technology to the semiconductor industry that is used to… |
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UK Startup Fires Up 1,000°C Space Furnace, Pushing Semiconductor Manufacturing Beyond Earth The next generation of computer chips may not come from factories on Earth, but from satellites circling the planet. A UK company’s successful test of a 1,000°C furnace in space is bringing that futuristic vision closer to reality. Space Forge, a startup based in Cardiff, Wales, has confirmed that its microwave sized orbital furnace was successfully switched on and reached the temperature… |
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ROHM and Tata Electronics Form Semiconductor Manufacturing Alliance ROHM and Tata Electronics have announced the formation of a strategic partnership for semiconductor manufacturing. Initially, the broader emphasis will be on implementing a manufacturing framework for power semiconductors. While the partnership takes form in India, the companies aim to serve both Indian and global markets through it. Eyeing mass production by next year, the first plan… |
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India Democratizes Chip Fabrication With 5 MPW Runs Over the Past 12 Months At a handover ceremony during his visit to the Semi-Conductor Laboratory (SCL), Mohali, for a review, Ashwini Vaishnaw, Union Minister for Electronics & Information Technology, delivered 28 chips designed by students from 17 academic institutions. The fabricated chips included 600 bare dies and 600 packaged chips. This was made possible by the Chips to Start-up (C2S) Programme. A… |
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SignOff Semiconductors Expands into Israel, Partnering with MosaIC Bengaluru-based SignOff Semiconductors, partnering with MosaIC, has established a sales office in Israel. SignOff positions itself as a design partner primarily focused on VLSI. They help chipmakers through initial specifications to final tape-out, working across process nodes, including 2nm. As part of the tie-up, MosaIC will represent the company locally and help drive customer relationships… |
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Nirmala Sitharaman Visits Tata’s Rs 27,000 Crore OSAT Project in Assam Nirmala Sitharaman visited Tata Electronics’ Outsourced Semiconductor Assembly and Test (OSAT) Centre that’s currently under development in Jagiroad, Assam. During her visit, she highlighted the promise that Assam shows and encouraged students and entrepreneurs to be part of its technological journey. She also praised the state’s foresight and proactive approach, noting the significance of the… |
